Jordan Guerrero

Position: LHP
Born: 5/31/1994
Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 190 lb
Acquired: Drafted 15th round in the 2012 draft out of Moorpark HS (Calif.)
Career Stats

FutureSox Prospect Rankings

  • #24 – 2014 Midseason
  • #26 – 2015 Preseason
  • #14 – 2015 Midseason
  • #6 – 2016 Preseason
  • #12 – 2016 Midseason
  • #22 – 2017 Preseason
  • #19 – 2018 Preseason

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Accolades

  • Southern League All-Star, 2017 Midseason

Scouting Report

Guerrero didn’t garner much notice when drafted in the 15th round in 2012 or after posting decent but unspectacular numbers in Bristol for two seasons. But 2014 was a breakout year for the lefty. He posted a strong 9.2 K/9 against 3.1 BB/9 in Kannapolis in his age 19/20 season. He started nine of his 27 games, but was part of a tandem rotation with fellow lefty Andre Wheeler.

In 2015, Guerrero was dominant in nine starts with Kannapolis (2.28 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 6.8 H/9, 1.6 BB/9, 9.8 K/9) and was promoted to Winston-Salem. There, he also did quite well in 16 more starts (3.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 7.9 H/9, 2.0 BB/9, 8.5 K/9). But 2016 was a challenge for Guerrero with an aggressive assignment to Double-A as a 22-year-old. He finished with a 4.83 ERA, but his strikeout rate dropped to 7.1 and his walk rate ballooned to 4.8. As predictable as his 2016 wall-bang was due to massive innings increases, his bounceback in 2017 was equally easy to see coming. Repeating Double-A, he dropped his ERA by 0.70, decreased his walks to 2.6/9 and upped the K’s to 8.4/9.

He opened back in Double-A in 2018, saw his peripherals improved but got hit much harder. He was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte in June anyway where the hits went down but the walk rate spiked. He finished with a 3.46 ERA with 62 strikeouts and 28 walks in 65 innings. His Triple-A debut was a solid showing, but it fell apart in 2019 with a 7.27 ERA in 73 innings. The White Sox released him in July.

Jordan struggled through some shoulder issues early in his pro career. Having built up strength, his fastball typically runs 90-93 (had been lower prior to 2015) with some sink. He throws a change-up that has been described as above average or plus, and has a developing curveball that scouts feel could be a reliable out pitch with more development but it hasn’t quite gotten there yet. Command has been strong in some looks and less so in others. He’s got a good pitcher’s frame and maintains velocity through his starts. Another factor in the 2017 bounce-back was getting away from the cutter entirely, and adding back a slider that is now a regular part of his mix. His stuff doesn’t profile for LOOGY work.